Is the SV your first PTW?

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by jonboy

C'mon Rictus, list all the bikes you've had. Yes I realise it might be the longest post ever but as you've still got a day or two off work it'll give you something to do!


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This is the best I can do.

In no particular order, and I may forget some, but here goes.

Mobylette 50cc

FS1-E Yam-Brand new "special"( well different paint)

GT185 Suzi- great little twin with "Ram Air" (or so it said on the heads)

X7 Suzi - Brand new ( find an RD, and eat it!)

RD 400 Yam - old coffin tank

H1 Kawa (500 triple) - awsome straight liner, with built in smoke screen

3TA Triumph (old school)

A65 BSA- built from box of bits

CB250 Honda- dream

CD175 Honda- plodder

XS 650 Yam - another polodder

MBX 125 Honda- commuting tool

Ducati 907- less reliable than you think, even for an italian bike

CB 250 Super dream Honda (fitted 400 barrels)

XL 250 Honda- trials bike

CX 500 Honda- always started, always ran

GSXR 750 Suzi- superbike 87 vintage, the one the best.

GSXR 1100 Suzi- awsome engine, handling ere, yes, well, maybe

Commando (fastback) Norton- classic in light blue, kept dropping bolts off

GPZ900 Kawa - strange anti-dive on front forks, never worked right though.

GSX600F Suzi- it worked and was cheap

MT500 Armstrong- built like a brick sh*thouse, great fun watching others try to kick start it, you had to know how.

PC800 Honda- like the Pan,but with huge boot too

Pegaso Aprilia- before they added all that body work, in black and gold

Tl1000s Suzi- brand new, only had it a few months, scared the crap out of
me.

ZX9R Kawa- handled, power, reliable, great bike

2 x T509’s Triumph (new school)- love the looks the first and best streetfighter

1 x Speed triple Triumph (new school)- same as above but with the 955 engine

T595 Triumph (new school)

Daytona 955i Triumph (new school) converted to speed triple front.
Drag raced it to death after it had done 120,000 miles

Bros Product one (650) Honda- more torque lower down than the SV

CB 750 Honda- it sits there in the front garden all year and starts first time, backup bike.

SV 650S Suzi- current daily fix, great machine, pushes all the right buttons for me.

And that’s about it, I haven’t included the bikes I raced or the off road enduro and motocross stuff I had because I can’t be ar**d as it's taken me 30 minutes to do this lot..

Cheers Mark.

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by nutty tart

Its the only bike I have ever owned and have no interest in changing it at the moment, but if I was to maybe z750 in black.

I had a serious look a one of these, but crap brakes, budget suspension and at the end of the day a two or three year old ZX9/6 would leave it for dead.

Having owned a 9, I just wouldn't be happy.

Cheers Mark

(Get yourself a 9 and street fighter it, go on you know you want to.)

I had a Varedero 125 did DA and got the SV a few months later. Bit of a shock really we were in the bike shop only looking as I had dragged her in, she got a good look at the SV (as I had mentioned I wanted one) and she decided there and then she wanted to be on the back of that instead. It was really wierd that I'd just gone in to be nosy and Angie ends up talking me into getting the bike. Mind you I paid the deposit before we left just in case she changed her mind later.

Ride Safe........Jay

[rictus01]

you need to keep hold of a good women like that.

I got one as well, kept her for 24 year at last count.

Cheers Mark.

Originally Posted by nutty tart

Its the only bike I have ever owned and have no interest in changing it at the moment, but if I was to maybe z750 in black.

I'd rather have a Z1000 in Orange

honda h100 (blew up twice!)

bsa bantam d1 (got to 45mph down hill with a tail wind!!)

kawasaki zxr750 j2 (went to my lessons and test on this bike much to the delight of the instructor!! took it to 163mph!)

yamaha vmax 1200 (0-60 in 2.5secs, amazingly quick bike fully kitted out)

suzuki sv650sk3 (in blue so its very fast!!!!)

all very good bikes, and as much as i love the sv, my fave had to be the zxr. the howl that came from the airbox and micron pipe was something else!!! it handled so well and went flippin fast too, but that was its demise in the end!!! couldnt afford to lose my licence!!!!

dan

You did 163mph on your test ?

Just for the record, any guests don't listen to these colour-blind morons. Everyone knows red is the fastest colour.

Originally Posted by danpie

honda h100 (blew up twice!)

bsa bantam d1 (got to 45mph down hill with a tail wind!!)

kawasaki zxr750 j2 (went to my lessons and test on this bike much to the delight of the instructor!! took it to 163mph!)

yamaha vmax 1200 (0-60 in 2.5secs, amazingly quick bike fully kitted out)

suzuki sv650sk3 (in blue so its very fast!!!!)

all very good bikes, and as much as i love the sv, my fave had to be the zxr. the howl that came from the airbox and micron pipe was something else!!! it handled so well and went flippin fast too, but that was its demise in the end!!! couldnt afford to lose my licence!!!!

dan

Originally Posted by andrewcharnley

Just for the record, any guests don't listen to these colour-blind morons. Everyone knows Black is the fastest colour.

well said Andrew i can see were going to get along

Wow Rictus, that's so impressive . It makes me feel so much better about my bike knowing you've had all of them & still rate the Sv so highly

Jim

Me? My experience pales in comparison.

Suzuki GSX50 (I think that was it - may mates first bike. Distance covered by me = 50yds )
Honda CG125 (3 days riding in total. Too small - like sitting on the arm of a sofa)
Suzuki GS500E (2 days, plus test. Further comments likely to be "moderated" )
Honda CB600F Hornet (owned for 11 days so far. Best bike yet )